basically Finkel advised Ghost that Dan wasn't living up to obiligations in terms of fights and monies and had Ghost file for bankruptcy which is the same tactic Finkel implored Victor Ortiz to do as welll

so no fights in about a year to get away from a company that gave him a great chance to constantly be on TV and get title shot money

QUOTE(SenseFullViolence @ Dec 29 2008, 07:07 AM)

Ulises Solis is a p4per, he just doesnt have the resume

He would beat Ironboy, now that the little guy has some wear on his tread.

and hes gonna school Viloria

I think Brian has a heck of a chance as his hand are concrete and Archie can be dropped

basically Finkel advised Ghost that Dan wasn't living up to obiligations in terms of fights and monies and had Ghost file for bankruptcy which is the same tactic Finkel implored Victor Ortiz to do as welll

so no fights in about a year to get away from a company that gave him a great chance to constantly be on TV and get title shot money

i wonder if ghost signing with ggp will get overturned like ortiz's signing.

I just saw my first fight with Michael Spinks at light heavyweight, god damn, that dude could fight! It was only his second fight too, and he was going to war with a guy with a 7-3 record. He looked like a lighter, skinnier Holyfield at times.

basically Finkel advised Ghost that Dan wasn't living up to obiligations in terms of fights and monies and had Ghost file for bankruptcy which is the same tactic Finkel implored Victor Ortiz to do as welll

so no fights in about a year to get away from a company that gave him a great chance to constantly be on TV and get title shot moneyI think Brian has a heck of a chance as his hand are concrete and Archie can be dropped

i hate finkel. how can you look at the guy and not see the devil? Seriously. The way victor is going about shit lately, lost him a fan. i have seen 4-5 times in az. was a big fan. but c'mon.

i dont think viloria has a chance. Solis should be lb4lb like sensfull says, but his problem is he is inconsistent. i hope archie retires him.

I just saw my first fight with Michael Spinks at light heavyweight, god damn, that dude could fight! It was only his second fight too, and he was going to war with a guy with a 7-3 record. He looked like a lighter, skinnier Holyfield at times.

Yep. A very underrated fighter, IMO. I think he could have beaten anyone at Lt. Heavy ever. What he did at Heavyweight was pretty much all moxie. That's why I don't get down on him for the Tyson fight. That was something he could never have won.

I was thinking about this the other day... Pacquiao's technical improvements over the past couple years. I haven't watched any of his earlier fights recently, but in my minds-eye, he's really made some huge strides. It occurred to me that it's quite rare for a guy to do that after 40 or so professional fights. I can think of lots of guys that go the other way... that regress, so to speak, technically as they get to that point of their careers.

Any other modern fighters you can think of that made such noticeable improvements after their first 40 or so pro fights?

I was thinking about this the other day... Pacquiao's technical improvements over the past couple years. I haven't watched any of his earlier fights recently, but in my minds-eye, he's really made some huge strides. It occurred to me that it's quite rare for a guy to do that after 40 or so professional fights. I can think of lots of guys that go the other way... that regress, so to speak, technically as they get to that point of their careers.

Any other modern fighters you can think of that made such noticeable improvements after their first 40 or so pro fights?

Pac wants to improve and is honest with himself about his shortcomings and weaker areas, Not a lot of fighters possess the ability to be self critical, let alone have the gumption to do anything about it even if they did Too much ego, pride, stubbornness etc... He is special.

I thought MAB extended his career by going back to basics more than Assassinating.

Watched Dawson/Johnson last night on Showtime2 and had it 8-4 Chad. I had it closer the first time I watched it but this time it was a clear win for Chad. Some rounds were close, don't get me wrong but a draw is kinda pushing it IMO and a win for Johnson is far fetched. There were a lot of close rounds but I thought Chad did enough to get them.

Should there be a rematch? If Calzaghe doesn't fight either of 'em if/when Chad beats Tarver the 2nd time around, then yeah why not? I still think Chad takes the rematch though.

Watched Dawson/Johnson last night on Showtime2 and had it 8-4 Chad. I had it closer the first time I watched it but this time it was a clear win for Chad. Some rounds were close, don't get me wrong but a draw is kinda pushing it IMO and a win for Johnson is far fetched. There were a lot of close rounds but I thought Chad did enough to get them.

Should there be a rematch? If Calzaghe doesn't fight either of 'em if/when Chad beats Tarver the 2nd time around, then yeah why not? I still think Chad takes the rematch though.

i saw it as a 7-5 fight either way.

close fights aren't robberies. how can one not love glen johnson though?

This is gonna be Mormeck's first fight in over a year practically. I'm fully expecting Jones to win. He's waited this long to get his first title, I don't see him parting with it easily, unless he's willing to unify with Adamek or Cunningham comes a-knocking.

I was thinking about this the other day... Pacquiao's technical improvements over the past couple years. I haven't watched any of his earlier fights recently, but in my minds-eye, he's really made some huge strides. It occurred to me that it's quite rare for a guy to do that after 40 or so professional fights. I can think of lots of guys that go the other way... that regress, so to speak, technically as they get to that point of their careers.

Any other modern fighters you can think of that made such noticeable improvements after their first 40 or so pro fights?

Looking at Hopkins-Trinidad again there can't be many fighters more disciplined than him, outside the ring, inside the ring, he could have opened up earlier and been fine but he stuck to the plan completely.